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: one that chops
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: a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (such as light) at short regular intervals
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: a high-bouncing batted baseball
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: a customized motorcycle
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: one that has the front wheel forward of the handlebars
Examples of chopper in a Sentence
Noun
The sound of choppers filled the sky.
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
There’s also an impressive discount on the top-selling Fullstar vegetable chopper that can dice produce any which way without any elbow grease on your end, as well as this six-piece champagne flute set that’s primed for New Year’s Eve festivities.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Essie Assibu, Variety, 15 July 2025
With one out, however, Ohtani was thrown at the plate trying to score from third on Pages’ chopper up the line — making an aggressive, but proper, read in a game in which the Dodgers had long before conceded that runs would be tough to come by.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Noun
The inspector found a dirty onion chopper, a chemical spray bottle near the dry foods area and no paper towels or soap at one of the hand sinks.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
There’s also an impressive discount on the top-selling Fullstar vegetable chopper that can dice produce any which way without any elbow grease on your end, as well as this six-piece champagne flute set that’s primed for New Year’s Eve festivities.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
Producers dine with ministers in Amman, then chopper to canyon vistas before sunset.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 15 July 2025
With one out, however, Ohtani was thrown at the plate trying to score from third on Pages’ chopper up the line — making an aggressive, but proper, read in a game in which the Dodgers had long before conceded that runs would be tough to come by.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for chopper
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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